"Get up! Now! We have five minutes to gather a bag of our most prized possessions and get outside!" Witty was jolted awake by the sound of Snek yelling at him.
"What's going on?" Witty immediately jumped out of bed and threw on a shirt.
"Well if it isn't obvious, we have three feet of water in our house."
later...The boat ride was worse than Witty thought. WinterCub (aka Winter) was vomiting over the side of the small motor-boat, clutching onto Witty's dog. Snek was snuggled up against Draxr, due to the cold temperatures. It was humid, it was 6 a.m., it was cold, and Witty had no clue where he was going.
His question was answered when the boat came to a stop. Three men hopped through the water to help the victims to dry land. One of the men approached him, "do you have any emergency contacts we can get you to?" Witty nodded and typed a number into a large block device. He looked up at the man. "Well call them."
A groggy, but soft voice picked up. "Hello?"
Witty's heart dropped. "Kashiyuuu we need you to come get us. The hurricane... our house..."
A faint voice on the line spoke up, "Where are they?" Musiclady, one of Kashiyuuu's roommates.
"Yeah, where are you at?"
Witty looked around. "I think we're at the corner where This Way and That Way meet."
"Got that?" Kashiyuuu spoke to Musiclady. Nothing answered. "Alright, boys, we're on our way."
Later...Winter was still clinging onto Witty's dog, Sierra. He and Musiclady were sitting in the very back of Kashiyuuu's Mozda. Somehow, Winter had caught a stomach bug.
"Lady I don't want to get you sick..." his words were slurred as if he were drunk.
"I'll be fine." She wrapped another towel around his weak body and turned towards the conversation happening in front of them.
Kashiyuuu was driving, Snek next to her. They weren't saying anything. Draxr and Witty sat in the middle seats, holding onto their bags.
"I'm just glad we had flood insurance..." Draxr was looking out his window.
"Yeah. We got it in the nick of time." Witty sighed and watched as the sun rose slowly.
"Is it warm enough for you back there?" Kashiyuuu called from the front.
Winter dry-gagged into a bucket.
"No!" Musiclady moved closer to help Winter. He pushed her back. "Let me help! If I were to catch it, I would've already caught it!"
Winter grunted and let her rub his cold toes.
Snek finally spoke. "The water was freezing. I went to sleep thinking I was safe, but woke up with a lake running through my living room."
Kashiyuuu kept her eyes on the dim-lit rode. "Well you're safe now. Neko and Peacesign are setting up space for you to sleep. It's going to be okay."
"We lost so much..." Snek muttered, leaning against his door.
Later...Draxr was greeted at the door by a rush of warmth and the scent of candles. Neko rushed to the door and helped Draxr find the bathroom.
"It's amazing, we still have power and you don't even have a home." Neko leaned against the doorframe as she watched Draxr set his feet in warm water.
He chuckled. "You say that as if it were a joke." He stripped off his damp shirt.
Neko looked away, blushing pink. "It isn't a joke. This whole hurricane is to be taken seriously. Forgive me if I came off that way." She looked back to see him staring at her.
Draxr smiled lightly, something calm in the chaos of Harvey. "Privacy, please?"
Neko nodded and left, closing the door behind her. Oh how her heart sank when he looked at her.
Meanwhile I'm the living room, Winter was just entering the room, Musiclady supporting half his weight.
She gasped for air. "C'mon, Winter... let's make it to the couch before you-"
Winter fell to the floor, taking down Musiclady with him. Kashiyuuu snorted and immediately threw her hand over her mouth.
"Help!" Musiclady was now crushed with all of Winter's weight upon her.
Witty and Kashiyuuu worked together to lift Winter's limp body onto the nearest couch, even though he was still wet and smelly.
It was the first time that night everyone looked around and thought about their appreciation for one another.